Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle. Then they stopped

A community story from Texas, reported by KXAN Austin.

Community · Texas · October 11, 2026

From KXAN Austin

Allowing the world to watch Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan face the firing squad in December would make it the first public execution since two hangings in the 1930s in Kentucky and Missouri drew crowds.

Reported by KXAN Austin, October 11, 2026. Read the full story at KXAN Austin →

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